二、形容詞比較級(jí)或級(jí)的特殊形式:
1. 三個(gè)或三個(gè)以上音節(jié)的形容詞只能加more和most
只能說 more beautiful而不能說beautifuller; 只能說the most beautiful而不能說beautifullest。
但是,以形容前綴un結(jié)尾的三音節(jié)形容詞不適合上述情況,如unhappy,untidy,我們可以說:unhappier→unhappiest, untidier→untidiest
2. 由ING分詞和ED分詞演變過來的形容詞(包括不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞如know→known)只能加more或most來表示它們的比較級(jí)和級(jí)
more(most) striking, more(most) interesting, more(most) wounded, more(most)worn等。
3. 英語里有些形容詞由于其詞義而不可能有比較級(jí)形式
absolute fatal main right universal
chief final naked simulta- utter
entire foremost perfect neous vital
eternal inevitable possible sufficient whole
excellent infinite primary supreme wooden
三、不規(guī)則形容詞的比較級(jí)和級(jí)形式 good well better best bad ill worse worst many much more most little few less least far farther farthest further furthest 副詞比較級(jí)和級(jí)的形式 副詞比較級(jí)和級(jí)的變化形式與形容詞基本上一樣 一般 副詞 hard→harder →hardest fast→faster →fastest late→later →latest early→earlier →earliest 特殊 副詞 well →better →best much →more →most badly →worse →worst little →less →least 但是,開放類副詞即以后綴ly結(jié)尾的副詞不能像形容詞那樣加er或est,如 quickly →more quickly →most quickly quietly →more quietly →most quietly [注]: early中的ly不是后綴,故可以把y變i再加er和est
三、不規(guī)則形容詞的比較級(jí)和級(jí)形式 good well better best bad ill worse worst many much more most little few less least far farther farthest further furthest 副詞比較級(jí)和級(jí)的形式 副詞比較級(jí)和級(jí)的變化形式與形容詞基本上一樣 一般 副詞 hard→harder →hardest fast→faster →fastest late→later →latest early→earlier →earliest 特殊 副詞 well →better →best much →more →most badly →worse →worst little →less →least 但是,開放類副詞即以后綴ly結(jié)尾的副詞不能像形容詞那樣加er或est,如 quickly →more quickly →most quickly quietly →more quietly →most quietly [注]: early中的ly不是后綴,故可以把y變i再加er和est